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On the recordFebruary 24, 2009
My concern is born out of what I hear at home, and what I hear at home is tens of thousands of Oregonians get up every day to see their television broadcast--television that is important--coming from somewhere else and coming largely with news that they do not have a great interest in.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden expresses concern about Oregonians receiving irrelevant television broadcasts.

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